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CVE-2023-5890

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-5890 is a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the pkp/pkp-lib GitHub repository prior to version 3.3.0-16, specifically impacting the sfu pkp_web_application_library. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability requires low privileges and user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.3.0-16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.6MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / pkp/pkp-lib/commit/a868f1cdd98a4f1255a70fd6d8320511e0083f38
Patch
huntr.com / bounties/b60e6e1f-e44d-4b11-acf8-b0548b915686
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory